2021北京平谷初三（上）期末英语

2021北京平谷初三（上）期末

英    语

2021.1

知识运用(共14分)

一、单项填空(共6分,每小题0.5分)

　　从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. My sister is friendly and __________ gets along well with her classmates.

A. he                B. she         C. her          D. his

2. I often take part in some volunteer activities __________ Sundays.

A. in                B. at           C. on          D. with

3. Get up early, _________ you’ll miss the early bus.

A. or                B. and         C. but          D. so

4. — __________ I hand in the poster today, Miss Wang?

— No, you needn’t.

A. Can               B. Must       C. Should       D. Need

5. — Excuse me, _________ is the beef?

— It’s 38 yuan a pound.

A. how long          B. how soon    C. how often    D. how much

6. Although Tom plays basketball very well, he practices ________ than anyone else.

A. hard              B. harder       C. hardest      D. the hardest

7. We__________ a sports meeting if it is fine next Tuesday.

A. have             B. had          C. will have    D. have had

8. — What happened to you, Linda?

— A car hit me when I__________ home yesterday. My leg was hurt.

A. ride              B. will ride     C. am riding     D. was riding

9. I __________ 200 stamps since my grandfather gave me the first one.

A. have collected     B. collected     C. collect       D. will collect

10. — What is your father doing, Peter?

— He__________ an online meeting in his room.

A. will attend       B. attended       C. is attending       D. was attending

11. All the stadiums for the 24th Winter Olympic Games __________ by August 2021.

A. complete                        B. were completed

C. will complete                     D. will be completed

12. — Do you know_________ last year?

— Yes. They travelled by train.

A. how the Greens went on a trip        B. how did the Greens go on a trip

C. how the Greens will go on a trip      D. how will the Greens go on a trip

二、完形填空(共8分,每小题1分)

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

Since the age of three, Dolores had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That__13__nearly ended one night in 2010. Dolores, then a 17-year-old high school senior, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed(瘫痪) from the waist down.

For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. However, for Dolores, it was the beginning. She wanted to__14__ that she was still “normal”. Normal for her meant dancing, so Dolores did it in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. Because half of her body was taken away, she has to move it with her__15__ . So, it surely took her a lot to learn and be patient.

After graduation, Dolores wanted to__16__ her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who had suffered various spinal cord(脊椎) injuries. By sharing her determination, she invited them to dance with her. For her, it was such a(n)__17__　experience.

Hoping to reach more people, Dolores moved to Los Angeles where she formed a team of dancers with disabilities named the Rollettes. She wanted to show that “dance is dance,　__18__ you’re walking or you’re rolling. ” In disabled dance competitions, the Rollettes rocked their upper bodies, jerked their heads to beats, stroke poses, and steered their wheelchairs in well-timed, dynamic(动态). The audiences’ high-spirited reactions showed they had a __19__.

Dolores has achieved what many of us never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as satisfying. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with an eye to helping them__20__ their goals. Until now, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

For many, it was the first time they’d felt they belonged. Nothing can stop them from following their dream of dancing. When life gives you lemons, you can indeed make lemonade.

13. A. hope  B. interest  C. hobby  D. vocation

14. A. know  B. prove  C. accept  D. believe

15. A. legs  B. feet   C. hands  D. arms

16. A. introduce  B. expand  C. limit   D. design

17. A. boring  B. amazing   C. confusing  D. surprising

18. A. whenever  B. whatever  C. wherever  D. whether

19. A. fun  B. break   C. try   D. match

20. A. check  B. support  C. discover  D. achieve

阅读理解(共36分)

三、阅读理解(共26 分,每小题2 分)

阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

A

Know More about the Winter Olympic Games

21. The first Winter Olympic Games were held in France in__________ .

A. 1921          B. 1924          C. 1926              D. 1928

22. __________won the only gold medal for China at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

A. Wu Dajing     B. Zhou Yang     C. Yang Yang          D. Shen Xue

23. China took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in __________ .

A. South Korea    B. Canada        C. the United States     D. France

B

“Thanks to my blue jeans for saving my life”,this is what Arne Murke has said recently. The 30-year-old German man was thrown off a sailboat in rough(汹涌的) seas near New Zealand. Murke says he turned his jeans into a life jacket that kept him afloat for over three hours. He was later rescued by a coast guard crew(队).

The German was sailing with his brother in Tolaga Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island. They reportedly had agreed to take the boat, the yacht Wahoo, to Brazil. It would take them more than 8 hours. The trip was peaceful until the yacht?s boom (吊杆) turned suddenly. It hit Arne Murke and knocked him in the water.

“Luckily, I knew the trick with the jeans,” he told The New Zealand Herald newspaper. “Without the jeans, I wouldn’t be here today. They were really the thing that saved me. ” He tied knots at the end of the legs and pulled them over water to get air inside. He then forced his jeans under water to trap air and create a life jacket. Murke added that he took the yacht delivery job in order to raise money for his 10-month old daughter. She lives with his girlfriend in the Philippines. “While I was in the water I was just thinking, I can?t leave my daughter behind without a father. That was the biggest motivation,” he said.

A rescue helicopter found the German about 3 and a half hours after he fell from the boat. Images of Murke floating in the water while being rescued have been appearing on the Internet. A rescue coordinator said in a statement that the yacht had communications devices which helped call rescuers. Without these devices, it may have turned out differently.

24. Arne Murke thought he had saved his life by__________ .

A. holding the yacht’s boom

B. changing his jeans into a life jacket

C. putting on the life jacket on the yacht

D. calling rescuers with communications devices

25. Arne Murke had the greatest will to live on because of his__________ .

A. brother     B. daughter     C. girlfriend     D. friends

26. What do you think of Ame Murke?

A. Brave and honest.           B. Calm and smart.

C. Careful and generous.        D. Patient and humorous.

C

Many students study with little thought about what comes after they study for a period of time.

But what you do after studying could have an effect on how well you learn and remember new information.

When many students finish studying, they often go straight to another activity. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch television.

But research suggests that resting after you study may help you remember what you studied.

The basic idea is this: by reducing your activity after you study for a period of time, your brain gets a chance to rest. Resting is difficult when you have too much stimulation(刺激) from electronic devices, games, lights and so on.

While this might sound unusual to you, many studies have explored the benefits of resting after learning—what is called “wakeful rest. ” If you want to give “wakeful rest” a try, here are a few simple things to do. Rest quietly for five to ten minutes. Do not look at your phone, read stories or play games. Just limit the amount of stimulation you get. It is really that easy!

In addition to wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning.

The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School notes that sleep helps people to learn in two ways. A report on the school’s website explains that “a sleep-deprived person cannot focus attention optimally(最佳地) and therefore cannot learn efficiently. ” It also says, “sleep itself has a role in the consolidation of memory, which is necessary for learning new information. ”

Robert Stickgold is a doctor and sleep expert at Harvard Medical School. Speaking with the U. S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH, he noted that new memories can be hard to keep.

“When we first form memories, they’re in a very raw and fragile form,” he said.

Sleep is important for forming memories. Stickgold told the NIH “you get very little benefit from cutting corners. ”

The National Sleep Foundation suggests that adults between the ages of 18 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenagers may need slightly more, and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.

Try to get some “wakeful rest” after a study session. Then try to get a good night’s sleep.

That’s it—a simple, no-cost way to help you remember what you learn.

27. From the passage we can know that__________ .

A. good memory needs enough sleep

B. learning benefits much from resting

C. playing games makes your brain work better

D. sleep helps people focus attention on study

28. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To improve on our learning methods.

B. To research the hours of sleep for different ages.

C. To encourage us to explore the benefits of resting.

D. To give suggestions on remembering after learning.

29. The word “fragile” probably means “__________ ”.

A. easily broken                  B. strong enough

C. likely to be ill                 D. seriously hurt

30. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Things to Do after You Study.     B. Ways to Go about Your Study.

C. How to Learn Well.             D. How to Focus on Attention.

D

Number of Kids Watching Online Videos Doubled in 4 Years

A new study has found that the number of young Americans who watch online videos each day has more than doubled in the past four years.

The findings were based on a survey of about 1,700 young people aged 8 to 18. The group researches youth technology activity and offers guidance for parents.

The survey found that all screen time for young Americans did not change much over the past four years. On average, preteens spent just under five hours of screen time on devices(phones or computers etc. )each day. Teens had about seven and a half hours of screen time. The numbers did not include time young people spent on their devices doing homework, reading books or listening to music.

Common Sense Media?s director of research, Michael Robb, told The Associated Press that such screen time among American youth “really is the air they breathe. ”

The findings suggest a continuing change by young people to move away from traditional television to watch online videos.

YouTube, which is owned by Google, was the number one choice of youth for online videos, even among the preteens surveyed.

Robb said the common use of YouTube by young people “puts a lot of pressure(压力)” on parents to find ways to limit what their children see.

In answer to the survey, YouTube said the company is rethinking the way to solve the problem.

But experts say it is easy for many children to get to the videos they want to watch, whether on YouTube or another service.

Sarah Domoff is a professor at Central Michigan University who studies the effects of technology on youth and families. She told the AP that parents often do not have the time or skills to limit what their children are watching effectively. Domoff said she thinks many parents could do more to try to track(追踪)the screen time of their children. She added, however, that tools aimed at limiting usage on services such as YouTube could be greatly improved. “It’s really hard to block out certain things unless you?re really standing over (监视)your child,” Domoff said.

31. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Time that preteens spent on all screens now is less than teens’.

B. Young Americans didn’t spend more time on screen in the past four years.

C. More young Americans watch online videos now than in the past four years.

D. Young people spent more time on homework and books than online videos in the past four years.

32. What puts a lot of pressure on parents according to Robb?s words?

A. Many more young people use YouTube.

B. YouTube is too difficult for the old to log in.

C. YouTube is much easier for young people to log in.

D. Young Americans think YouTube is ordinary enough.

33. What will probably happen after You Tube?s answer to the survey?

A. It’s impossible for kids to watch videos online freely.

B. No change will happen after YouTube improve the way.

C. YouTube will cooperate with other companies in service.

D. YouTube will be able to improve the way as parents would like.

四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10 分,每小题2 分)

Do you know a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you will get. ” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind boxes are quite popular. Merchants (商家) fill the box with random (随机的) toys which usually come from movies, comics and cartoons.

Many people are eager to buy them to find out what will be inside.

The earliest blind boxes originated in Japan, it was a New Year?s tradition. At that time, they called it “a lucky bag”. Blind boxes were introduced to China in 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall(天猫) report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was sold 55,000 in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.

According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The cute miniature-sized cartoon figurines are suitable to place almost anywhere.

What’s more, even if blind box toys are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It?s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.

“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works in Shenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside. ”

Opening a blind box is a pleasant little surprise for our daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome. In fact, although the magical mystery boxes are full of fun, we should come to a rational(理智的) decision.

34. Do you know what will be inside when you buy blind boxes?

35. Where were the earliest blind boxes invented?

36. When did blind boxes appear in China?

37. Who often buy blind boxes?

38. Why do blind boxes become so popular?

书面表达(共10分)

五、文段表达(10分)

39. 从下面两个题目中任选一题∙∙∙∙,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50 词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

嫦娥五号探月成功激发了同学们学科学、用科学的兴趣。假如你是李华,你校将在本周日举办“带你认识嫦娥五号”科技节活动,你打算邀请外教Peter Smith 参加。请你用英语写一封电子邮件,告诉他科技节活动的时间和地点,活动内容,以及他需要做什么准备。

提示词语: hall, video, speech, explain, explore, knowledge, camera

提示问题: • When and where will you have the Science and Technology Festival?

• What will you do at the festival?

• What do you advise Peter to prepare for the festival?

又一个假期要来临了,你的假期准备怎么过呢? 提前规划自己的假期,合理安排时间和任务,可以事半功倍,顺利达到自己的目标。假如你是李华,请你用英语给某英文网站投稿,分享你的假期计划,内容包括:假期里你要做什么? 为什么要做这个? 你计划怎么做?

提示词语: help, improve, be good for, habit, practice

提示问题: • What will you do during the winter vacation?

• Why do you want to do it?

• What’s your plan for it?